Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 and 821 chips power some of the fastest Android smartphones of 2016 (and a few Windows phones too). Next year Qualcomm is hoping to achieve the same feat with its new Snapdragon 835 processor. The company says the new chip is its first to be built using Samsung’s 10nm FinFET technology, which Qualcomm […]
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Samsung begins mass production of 10nm FinFET chips
Samsung’s chip manufacturing arm is making the move from 14nm chips to 10nm processors. The company says it’s the first to begin mass production of system-on-a-chip solutions using a 10 nanometer FinFET technology. What does that mean for consumers? Smartphones, tablets, and other products that offer better performance, longer battery life, or both. Specifically, Samsung […]
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Samsung begins producing 14nm Exynos 7 Octa processors
A few months after first introducing the Exynos 7 Octa processor, Samsung has announced an updated version is on the way. While last year’s model was a 64-bit, ARMv8 processor based on a 20nm design, the new chips will be 14nm processors. Samsung says mass production of the first chips developed with a 14nm FinFET process is […]